Cervical Cancer
Radiation Therapy Physician Worksheet
(As of 14 April 2017)
This worksheet is to be used for curative or palliative treatment of cervical cancer. If the treatment is for metastases from
cervical cancer, please use the appropriate metastatic worksheet.
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documentation requested within this document (i.e. radiation therapy consultation, comparison plan, etc.) before
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by phone
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First Name:
Middle Initial:
Last Name:
DOB (mm/dd/yyyy): Member ID:
What is the radiation therapy start date (mm/dd/yyyy)? _____ /______ /______
1. Does the patient have distant metastases (stage M1) (i.e. to brain, lung,
liver, bone)?
Yes No
2.
a. What is the treatment intent?
Post-operative
Definitive
Locoregional recurrence
Palliative
b. If post-operative is the treatment intent, are any of the following risk
factors present?
Yes No
1. Tumor > 4cm
2. Deep Stromal invasion
3. Lymphovascular invasion
4. Positive Pelvic Nodes
5. Positive Surgical Margin
6. Positive Parametrium
c. If definitive is the treatment intent, what is the patient’s initial FIGO (International Federation of
Gynecology and Obstetrics) stage?
Stage IA1
Stage IIA1
Stage IA2
Stage IIA2
Stage IIIB
Stage IB1
Stage IIB
Stage IVA
Stage IB2
Stage IVB
3. Will the para-aortic nodes be treated? Yes No
4. Is gross adenopathy present? Yes No
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Cervical Cancer
Radiation Therapy Physician Worksheet
(As of 14 April 2017)
5.
What is the treatment plan?
External beam radiation therapy (EBRT)
Brachytherapy
Brachytherapy and EBRT
6.
If brachytherapy is included in the treatment plan, then answer the following set of questions:
a. What is the dose rate?
Low dose rate (LDR) High dose rate (HDR)
b. How many fractions will be rendered? Fractions: __________
c. What is the implant type?
Tandem only
Vaginal cylinder only
Tandem and ovoids
Ovoids only
Interstitial
7.
IF EBRT is included in the treatment plan, then what EBRT technique will be used to deliver the radiation
therapy? Select a technique for each applicable phase, and fill in the number of fractions.
Phase 1
Phase 2
Complex (77307)
3D conformal
Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)
Proton beam therapy
Rotational arc therapy
Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT)
Tomotherapy
Complex (77307)
3D conformal
Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)
Proton beam therapy
Rotational arc therapy
Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT)
Tomotherapy
Number of fractions: _________________ Number of fractions: _________________
8. Will the patient be receiving concurrent chemotherapy? Yes No
9. Will daily image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) be used? Yes No
10. Note any additional information in the space below: